Sunday is my "fun day," especially during autumn and winter. I have no dietary restrictions on this day, and it's the day on which our professional football games are played from morning to night. American football is my favorite sport, and I watch it religiously. Almost always, I prepare a delicious meal the evening before, put it in the slow cooker, and then awake on Sunday morning and plug it in. Today, a nice cut of beef (London broil), covered in a red wine sauce, mushrooms, fresh potatoes and carrots, with onions layered on the bottom. It will cook for seven hours, and be ready to eat around 7pm. Yes, American women can cook! Don't believe the stereotypes. ;) Who wants to join me for dinner? Look tasty? :)

I don't drink alcohol very often, only a few times a year. But all my friends and relatives usually drink beer while watching football games. I think it's the most common alcoholic beverage consumed at bars and at home while watching the games.

I took my Russian friend to a football game when he was here and he liked it! :) We call it a "slow cooker" or "crock pot." Most dishes you cook for 6 - 8 hours and it makes the meat more tender. Very delicious!

Most commercially available mushrooms today are Agaricus mushrooms ("шампиньон" in Russian) and their taste is quite dull.

en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus

Mushrooms grown in forests sometimes are much tastier.Today we ate potatoes with White mushrooms as they are called in Russian ("белый гриб").It is the king or mushrooms in Russia.Wikipedia says that in Italy these mushrooms are called porcini.

It's a brutal game, even though they wear helmets and pads. Many players suffer permanent brain damage due to so many concussions, so now they've created stricter game rules to make them sit out longer after such injuries.